Core Curriculum Schedule at a Glance*

In order to receive full credit for the Core Curriculum Course in Medical Direction, course registrants must participate in all sessions.

Click here for a printable version of the July program schedule.
Click here for a printable version of the November program schedule.

Part I
Day 1 - Saturday
3:30 - 4:30 pm	Registration
4:30 - 5:00 pm	Course Introduction – Medical Director’s Roles, Functions and Tasks, Individualized Action Plan (IAP), Small Group Work Assignments, and Meet Faculty
5:00 - 6:00 pm	Overview of Long Term Care (LTC) – Demographics, Evolution, Emerging Challenges and Industry Trends, Using Your CMD Skills
6:00 - 6:30 pm	Introduction Breakout – Meet Your Small Group Members
6:30 - 7:30 pm	Meet and Greet Reception
Day 2 - Sunday
7:00 - 7:30 am	Breakfast
7:30 - 9:45 am	Regulatory Environment
9:45 - 10:00 am	Coffee Break
10:00 - 11:00 am	Regulatory Environment (cont.)
11:00 - 12:00 pm	Medical Information Management
12:00 - 1:30 pm	Lunch Symposia
1:30 - 2:30 pm	Medical Information Management (cont.)
2:30 - 3:30 pm	Employee Health and Safety
3:30 - 3:45 pm	Refreshment Break
3:45 - 5:15 pm	Infection Control
Day 3 - Monday
7:15 - 7:45 am	Breakfast
7:45 - 8:45 am	Infection Control (cont.)
8:45- 10:15 am	Residents' Rights
10:15 - 10:30 am	Coffee Break
10:30 - 12:00 pm	Financial Issues
12:00 - 1:00 pm	Lunch: In-The-Trenches Panel Discussion with Faculty
1:00 - 3:00 pm	Financial Issues (cont.)
3:00 - 3:30 pm	Focus Session and Evaluation of Part I

Part II
Day 4 - Tuesday
7:00 - 7:30 am	Breakfast
7:30 - 7:55 am	Introduction and Overview of Part II / AMDCP (CMD) Presentation
7:55 - 9:50 am	Introduction to Medical Care Delivery Systems
9:50 - 10:05 am	Coffee Break
10:05 -11:30 am	Essential Health Information and Tools in Medical Direction
11:30 - 12:30 pm	Lunch
12:30 – 1:40 pm	Essential Health Information and Tools (cont.)
1:40 – 1:55 pm	Refreshment Break
1:55 – 3:35 pm	Essential Health Information and Tools (cont.)
3:35 - 5:10 pm	Medical Director's Contract
5:10 – 5:30 pm	Refreshment Break
5:30 – 6:30 pm	Personality Profiles
Day 5 - Wednesday
7:45 - 9:00 am	Continental Breakfast and Influencing Employee Behaviors
9:00 - 10:00 am	Medical Staff Oversight
10:00 - 10:15 am	Coffee Break
10:15 - 11:30 am	Medical Staff Oversight (cont.)
11:30 - 1:00 pm	Lunch Symposia
1:00 - 3:00 pm	Biomedical Ethics
3:00 - 3:15 pm	Refreshment Break
3:15 - 5:15 pm	Working with Families
Day 6 - Thursday
7:30 - 8:00 am	Breakfast
8:00 - 8:05 am	Opening Remarks
8:05 - 9:05 am	Quality Management Lecture
9:05 - 9:20 am	Refreshment Break
9:20 - 10:00 am	Quality Management Lecture (cont.)
10:00 - 12:00 pm	Quality Management Breakouts
12:00 - 1:30 pm	Lunch
1:30 - 3:00 pm	Risk Management
3:00 - 3:15 pm	Refreshment Break
3:15 - 5:45 pm	Systems Theory and Problem Solving
5:45 – 6:00 pm	Focus Session and Evaluation
6:00 - 6:30 pm	Integration Workshop on Individualized Action Plan (IAP)
Day 7 - Friday
6:30 - 7:00 am	Breakfast
7:00 - 7:45 am	Governance
7:45 - 8:30 am	Committees
8:30 - 8:45 am	Coffee Break
8:45 - 9:15 am	Committees (cont.)
9:15 - 11:15 am	Leadership
11:15 - 11:30 am	Closing Remarks

*  This schedule is subject to change. A final agenda will be mailed 2 weeks prior to the conference.